Is the glass ceiling inaccessible? The educational situation of Roma youth in Hungary

After the turn of the millennium, European studies unanimously noted that there are significant differences between Roma and non-Roma students at all levels of education. In the last two decades of educational policy in Hungary, elements aimed at inclusion and maintaining selectivity have been mixed together. In our cross-sectional study, we present the situation of young Roma people in the educational system of Hungary in 2016. In addition to outlining the overall picture (employment and education), we also look at softer indicators, such as the educational plans and motivations of Roma youth. We use the Hungarian Youth Research 2016 database (respondents aged between 15 and 29), including Roma or dual identity youth (N=328). The probability sample of 8000 persons is representative for age, district and type of settlement (N=8000). Our results have shown that inequalities are climbing upwards. While inclusion and catching-up with non-Roma students can be detected in primary and secondary vocational education (i.e., without the baccalaureate), there is a significant gap in terms of obtaining a baccalaureate and entering tertiary education. Studying attitudes related to learning points to the fact that young Roma people have begun to see education as a value in Hungary, but at the same time they are confronted with a lack of opportunities.

Local Youth Policies between National Frameworks and Local Peculiarities: Examples from Two European Cities

There are ongoing debates in youth research and politics about the impact of European and national youth policies on the local level. Based on the qualitative findings collected in the framework of the European Project partispace, this paper aims at analyzing whether and to what extent current local youth policies relates to national and European policies. Attempting to answer this question, it presents some empirical findings from a study on youth policies in two European cities: Bologna and Frankfurt. Before the reconstruction of the historically grown links between the local and the national youth policies, first the structures of current youth policies are analysed. After this, the results of expert interviews, focus groups with young people from a variety of youth scenes are presented to enlighten how youth policies work in these two urban contexts. It shows that they are linked to national policies in very different constellations with very different outcomes on the level of how they are perceived and taken up by the young people.

“They Make These Laws to Put Us Back in Our Place”: A Found Poem on the Trauma, Hope, and Resilience of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth and Discriminatory Policies

In early 2021, over 50 bills were proposed to limit rights for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth across the United States. Anti-TGD policies and rhetoric are associated with poorer mental health for TGD youth. We used focus groups with a TGD youth research board ( N = 6) to explore the impacts of the current policy climate. Following thematic analysis, we used quotes from participants in the form of a research poem to share the story of the findings. We share this poem as a call to action for scholars and advocates to resist these harmful and dangerous policies.

The Influence of Youth in Regional Development Through the Management of Aceh's Special Autonomy Fund in Langsa City

This research aims to determine the contribution of youth in regional development through the management of special autonomy funds in Langsa City, then to find out the factors that encourage and hinder youth in the development of the region through the management of special autonomy funds in Langsa City. The method used in this research is quantitative method by looking at the influence of youth in regional development through the management of special autonomy funds in Langsa City, this research was conducted in Langsa City by testing hypotheses and explaining and identifying causal relationships between various variables. The population in this study was 22,916 youth people age range from 16 - 30 years, so the percentage of leeway used is 10 % and the calculation results using slovin formula can be rounded to 100 people as a sample. The results of youth research in Langsa City have a significant influence in the development of the region through the management of special autonomy funds.

Foreign Exchange Reserves And Other Factors Affecting The Indonesian Economy (Period 2014-2018)

This research aims to determine the contribution of youth in regional development through the management of special autonomy funds in Langsa City, then to find out the factors that encourage and hinder youth in the development of the region through the management of special autonomy funds in Langsa City. The method used in this research is quantitative method by looking at the influence of youth in regional development through the management of special autonomy funds in Langsa City, this research was conducted in Langsa City by testing hypotheses and explaining and identifying causal relationships between various variables. The population in this study was 22,916 youth people age range from 16 - 30 years, so the percentage of leeway used is 10 % and the calculation results using slovin formula can be rounded to 100 people as a sample. The results of youth research in Langsa City have a significant influence in the development of the region through the management of special autonomy funds